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My ranking of the top 4 cities that produce good hip-hop

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SirFryanator
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Here is my ranking of the top 4 cities that good produces good hip-hop.

1) New York, NY
Pretty obvious explanation...wu-tang, jay-z, biggie. So many people.


2) Los Angeles, CA
Tupac...along with all of compton

3) Seattle, WA
Artists like the Blue Scholars and Grynch are taking the hip-hop genre by storm. By far some of the best lyricism comes out of this city (trying to be unbiased here) and culture really shines through in the beats. I personally love the Seattle style because it's very unique.

4) Philadelphia, PA
The Roots are arguable one of the greatest hip-hop bands ever, and a similar-sounding, but all-live band Philadelphia Slick resides in the city as well. Illadelphia got soullll

5) Minneapolis, MN
Two bands stand out in my mind : Atmosphere and Doomtree. There are many more underground hip-hop artists all around the Midwest, though. All the hip-hop I've heard out of MN has been good, but I think the kids from there on NS can help you out with that more than I can.

Agree, disagree? What's your ranking?
May 2 2009 10:04PM
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SirFryanator
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have you even heard it? some of the best linesI've ever heard come out of the song High Voltage.
May 23 2009 6:46PM
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Thenowhereman42
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I've heard some songs off it. 

Jay Z might have had some tracks and been legit back in the day, but IMO he is not worth listening to at all anymore.  Linkin Park were always terrible, Hybrid Theory came out when I was like 14 and my reaction was: WTF? This is not metal at all this is terrible, its like Korn with a DJ and a whiney singer.  Worst idea for an album ever if you ask me.  It would be hard to make a good rapXmetal mashup album anyway, its not a good idea really.  Even rappers I really like, I usually skip their wierd metal mashup songs.  The Celph Titled song with Fort Minor that has Sweet Chld of Mine as the beat for example, gets skipped every time.  Ill Bill has some OK ones but I still don't really like it.

May 23 2009 7:54PM
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iggyskier
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What is the debate here?  Is it good hip-hop or hip-hop influence?  Seattle produces some damn good hip-hop, but it is hardly nationally recognized for its hip hop influences. 

I just really don't think you can put Seattle on the same level as SF, NYC, Chicago, LA, Atlanta, or Detroit, and would definitely require a debate against St. Louis, Dallas, Houston, Minneapolis, and Miami. 

And whoever said Boulder, CO - 3oh!3 bitch.

One last thing - you said in your first post that Tupac = LA.  He may have ended up in LA, but his roots were all in NYC.  Not that there are not other sick LA based rappers....just saying that in some cases, it is not so cut and dry.
May 23 2009 7:57PM
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iggyskier
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To note, too, I am including rap, too, not just what people would generally perceive as hip hop.
May 23 2009 7:58PM
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SirFryanator
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Jay-z had nothing to do with Reanimation. I agree that there are only a couple of songs on the mashup that are decent, but on Reanimation, the hip-hop songs are really hip-hop. Not some metal shit. I doubt you've heard it, otherwise you wouldn't mistake it for metal in any way.
May 23 2009 7:58PM
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corona
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you're all still forgetting anything outside US
May 23 2009 8:32PM
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iggyskier
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I am pretty sure it was understood that this was US only cities.....
May 23 2009 8:48PM
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Balto
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seattle! blue scholars and common market anyone?
May 23 2009 9:17PM
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Thenowhereman42
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Oh I thought you were talking about a remix of that song on the mash up album, I have heard the entire album of reanimation multiple times and can confidently say its terrible.  High Voltage was one of the better songs on the album though I'll give you that.

Like I said I've heard only a few tracks on the mash up and was not impressed.

For whoever said ouside US: Lyrical Commision, and a shit load of amazing DnB MC's out of the UK.

May 24 2009 1:32AM
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corona
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it says absolutely nowhere about US only. just cities in general
May 24 2009 11:38AM
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iggyskier
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Read what I said again.

I didn't say it was stated US only.

But based upon the answers being given and the discussion around them, which were basically US only cities, with a little bit of Canada thrown in there, it seems like it was understood that it was US only.  It took 4 pages for anyone to even mention non-US/Canadian cities. 
May 24 2009 2:43PM
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corona
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First page I mentioned Hilltop Hoods and Bliss N Eso... then someone said:

hilltop hoods are from Adelaide
others from Australia that are amazing...

Pez
Drapht-Perth
downsyde-perth


lol most pointless argument I've been in. but just putting it out there that other cities in the world people make amazing hip hop
May 24 2009 3:49PM
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Thenowhereman42
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I don't know it seems like its pretty much just America and Australia. 
May 24 2009 3:54PM
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iggyskier
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we're in an argument?

and yeah, I agree that there are many non-American cities putting out great hip hop.  Just seemed like for the most part, based upon the responses people were putting out, the discussion was focused on American hip hop.
May 24 2009 3:55PM
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SirFryanator
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I don't know any other cities other than ones in the US the consistently put out good hip-hop.

Some of you guys are arguing that some cities have one or two amazing rappers...I don't deny that, but what I listed were cities that have ALWAYS had great hip-hop artists.
May 24 2009 3:58PM
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J.Braun
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tupac was originally born in new york duh!
May 24 2009 3:59PM
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Shewlur...
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this thread is just turning into a battle of people's home towns.
May 24 2009 4:48PM
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mackinnon
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midwest is blowing up right now, kid cudi, mic terror, chip tha ripper, wiz khalifa (i don't know if i consider PA reallly midwest though)
May 24 2009 5:30PM
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Thenowhereman42
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LA rap is terrible right now except for a couple really small local guys.
May 24 2009 5:42PM
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killabees
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nyc

chitown

la

atl

May 28 2009 5:57PM
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eastside
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meh. new york is almost 2/3 the size of canada. and la is about 1/3 the size, but new england and new york combined have a larger population. and i agree, if  we are talking the 4 best hip-hop cities, other cities outside of the u.s just dont cut it. hip-hop started in the u.s, so it makes sense that we have the most influential cities.
May 28 2009 9:28PM
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Kornn101
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im biased being a lifer, but i feel the love since everyone here agrees NYC reps.

no argument there, SO much talent has come out of this fine city, and who earlier said black star was from chicago? if ur talkin mos and talib then your talking BROOOOOKLYNNNN cuz thats the only black star i recognize
May 28 2009 11:32PM
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T-Holt
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Brooklyn represent!!!
Born and raised in Brooklyn right here.  Of course I spent much of my time in Waitsfield, VT skiing, but I will always have my Brooklyn pride.
May 28 2009 11:57PM
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N.O.B
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1.Philly- Wiz khalifa
May 29 2009 11:43AM
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Kornn101
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fuck yea where brooklyn at?!

im livin in greenpoint now, where u at? out west im assuming haha, gotta get out for a couple months next year one month wasnt enuff this year
May 29 2009 3:29PM
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*Fujative*
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However one of the largest recording studios in the midwest, is in Detroit.
Jun 5 2009 9:57PM
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cracko
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1. NYC
2. LA
3.Bay Area
4.Chitown
5. Detroit

Honorable Mentions:
Philly
Seattle
Twin Cities
Atlanta
Jun 5 2009 11:40PM
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prontocuts.com
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hahhahahahahahhahahahahh @ MN


but doomtree is tight, I used to work with their DJ
Jun 5 2009 11:42PM
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